Dear brookie,
Actually, the phrase is "ipso se solacio cruciabat". The author is
Lucius Apuleius, a Roman lawyer, philosopher, rhetorican and poet from
the city of Madaura in the Roman province of Africa Proconsularis.
Below, I have included links to biographical information on Apuleius.
The source of the quotation is his novel "Metamorphoses"
(Transformation), also known as "Asinus Aureus" (The Golden Ass), the
only complete Roman novel to survive to the present day.
The exact location of the quote in "Metamorphoses" is: Book VIII,
Paragraph 7, last sentence.
To read the phrase in its original context, please follow this link.
It will take you to Book VIII of Apuleius' "Metamorphoses":
http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/apuleius/apuleius8.shtml
(Source: The Latin Library - Apuleius, Metamorphoses)
In case you would like to read Apuleius' complete novel and others of
his writings, please follow this link:
http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/apuleius.html
(Source: The Latin Library - Apulei Opera)
In addition, here is some biographical information on Lucius Apuleius:
University of Tennessee: Apuleius of Madauros
http://www.cs.utk.edu/~mclennan/papers/Apuleius-long.htm
Forum Romanum: Lucius Apuleius
http://www.forumromanum.org/literature/apuleius_bio.html
Sources:
Lateinforum: Lateinische Autoren (in German)
http://www.lateinforum.de/persap.htm
Tiscali Reference: Apuleius, Lucius
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0002904.html
Search terms used:
"IPSO * * CRUCIABAT"
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Hope this answers your question!
Best regards,
Scriptor |
